The title Bob the Drag Queen won’t exist as we speak had been it not for a drunken joke at a bar through the early years of his profession.

Bob mirrored on the origins of his stage title throughout an look on “Late Night time with Seth Meyers” simply forward of creating his Broadway debut this week.

Through the dialog, the fact TV star seemed again on his transfer to New York Metropolis in pursuit of an performing profession.

He revisited the early challenges he confronted, and the way these early life have additionally helped to form the performer and model he has turn out to be.

Throughout his cameo on “Late Night time,” Bob went into element about how a drunken interplay at a bar led to the delivery of his now-iconic stage title.

Bob recalled being launched to a crowd by an intoxicated man who repeatedly obtained his title flawed. “This drunk man was like, ‘Guys, you bought to offer it up in your host, Kate!’” he informed Meyers.

Bob noticed the humor in a drag queen taking over probably the most atypical title potential, and he determined to lean into the second and escalate the joke all through the evening.

“I saved making it extra plain, — ‘Give it up for me, your host, Joe the Drag Queen,’” Bob continued. “And by the tip of the evening, I used to be like, ‘And provides it up for me, your host, Bob the Drag Queen.’”

Earlier than touchdown on Bob the Drag Queen, the longer term TV character carried out underneath Kittin Withawhip, a nod to the 1964 crime drama “Kitten With a Whip,” which starred Ann-Margret.

Bob (born Christopher Caldwell) was even featured in his Kittin persona in photographer Leland Bobbé’s “Half-Drag” photograph collection of 2012.

Actually, the drunken mix-up on the evening he grew to become Bob stemmed from his usually telling individuals to name him Cait or Cat as shorthand for Kittin.

In line with Bob, this specific title caught for roughly three to 4 years, till that dramatic encounter at a bar in Chelsea modified all the trajectory of his profession.

By the tip of his internet hosting duties that night, Bob stated he was already falling in love with the thought of adjusting his title.

“I used to be like, ‘Oh, my God, this can be a nice title,” he recalled, explaining that he instantly informed his pals about his plans.

Their response was overwhelmingly unfavourable, one thing Bob stated solely strengthened his resolve.

“All of them went, ‘Don’t try this. That is a horrible title,’” Bob stated. “And all I want is one individual to say, ‘Do not do it.’”

Past the origins of his stage title, Bob additionally joked with Meyers about his bodily look throughout his early days in New York Metropolis.

“You understand what a twink is?” he requested. “Yeah, I used to be an enormous 6’2” twink!”

The pair went on to debate Bob’s life after relocating to NYC, together with tales of mice-infested flats and residing with a number of roommates, together with a pregnant lady and her husband.

On the time, Bob was dreaming of breaking into Broadway, although he admitted he didn’t fairly totally perceive what it could take to succeed on this path.